Bogs Mount Castle
Bogs Mount Castle is a castle in Old Radnor, Powys, Wales. Bogs Mount Castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Burfa Castle, as well as near the hamlet Knill.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Bogs Mount” and “Mound and Bailey Castle 495m NW of Ditch Hill Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burfa Castle and St Stephen’s Church.
Burfa Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burfa Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the village of Old Radnor, Radnorshire in Powys, Wales. The site is a scheduled monument described as a prehistoric defensive hillfort, and was included in an inventory of monuments by 1913. Burfa Castle is situated 3,200 feet east of Bogs Mount Castle.
St Stephen’s Church
Church
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in Old Radnor, Powys, Wales. It was constructed in the 15th century in perpendicular gothic style on the site of a 6th-century church. St Stephen’s Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Bogs Mount Castle.
St Mary
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary is a church, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bogs Mount Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knill and Walton.
Knill
Hamlet
Photo: Whatlep, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knill is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England.
Walton
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walton is a village in Powys, Wales, 1,300 yards west from the border with Herefordshire, England. The village is 3 miles east from New Radnor on the A44 road.
Old Radnor
Hamlet
Old Radnor is a village and community in Powys, Wales. The community includes Old Radnor and the villages of Yardro, Dolyhir, Burlingjobb, Evenjobb, Kinnerton and Walton. Old Radnor is situated 2 miles southwest of Bogs Mount Castle.
Bogs Mount Castle
- Categories: motte, motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Old Radnor, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bogs Mount Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bogs Mount Castle”
- Swedish: “Bogs Mount Castle”
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